{"product_id":"clos-des-papes-paul-avril-chateauneuf-du-pape-blanc-2020-750ml","title":"Clos des Papes (Paul Avril) Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2021 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Avril (1873-1962) was one of the people behind the creation of the appellation. In 1896, he started to sell his wines with the name Clos des Papes. Today the property covers 32 ha. 24 different parcels are spread around the town. One parcel is nearby the pope's castle and has been surrounded by walls (clos). From here came the name of the domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinemaker Notes In its youth, this wine shows primary notes of pear and orchard fruit. After some ageing, the wine offers minerality and structure resembling Riesling, notes of grilled nuts and honey. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e97 Jeb Dunnuck \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Châteauneuf Du Pape Blanc is the usual blend of all the permitted varieties. It shows the richer, layered, opulent style of the vintage beautifully, with loads of pear, acacia flower, citrus oil, and spice notes all defining the aromatics, and it's full-bodied, with a layered, opulent texture and a great finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e96 Wine Spectator \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReally gorgeous, in an extroverted style with a lot of range, this white oozes mango, yellow peach and honey-coated apple flavors. A vein of invigorating minerality drives tension, with a quinine bitterness that punctuates the lush profile, while notes of acacia, brioche and sea salt echo on the long finish. Rich and full, with a lot of complexity and definition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e94 Wine Advocate \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced from roughly equal proportions of six varieties, co-fermented in stages, as each one is deemed ripe and picked, the 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc is atypically plush and ripe (it's close to 15% alcohol), marked by pineapple, white peach and tangerine notes. It's full-bodied and round, deceptively easy to drink yet concentrated and long on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clos des Papes (Paul Avril)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42975646220512,"sku":"102681","price":100.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/clos-des-papes-paul-avril-chateauneuf-du-pape-blanc_1.jpg?v=1663884583","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/clos-des-papes-paul-avril-chateauneuf-du-pape-blanc-2020-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}